Today’s chief executives are the last generation to manage all-human workforces as companies increasingly adopt artificial intelligence, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Thursday.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that today’s cohort of CEOs will be the last to lead all-human workforces. The AI agents are here—and they’re taking over more work at the office.

BI's takeaways and memorable moments from Davos, including 'FOBO' — fear of becoming obsolete — and how a CEO traded the meeting room for the ski slope.

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The weather may have been teeth-chattering along the promenade in Davos, but that didn't stop Salesforce ( CRM) co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff from firing off a few new choice words on artificial intelligence rival Microsoft ( MSFT ).

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that the two AI leaders, Sam Altman and Mustafa Suleyman do not care for each other.

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Today’s chief executives are the last generation to manage all-human workforces as companies increasingly adopt artificial intelligence, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Thursday. “From this ...

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The weather may have been teeth-chattering along the promenade in Davos, but that didn't stop Salesforce (CRM) co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff from firing off a few new ...